Instant Liferay Portal 6 Starter

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ISBN 139781782169666

Paperback54 pages

Book Description

Instant Liferay Portal 6 Starter is a newbie guide to understanding the concepts of Liferay Portal. Learn how to build a site from scratch and some of the key features of Liferay.

Having data and content aggregated from various sources on one page has paved the way for a number of portals. Liferay has grown rapidly and made its presence felt when it comes to open source enterprise portals.

Instant Liferay Portal 6 Starter will show you how to set up Liferay and create a site. It will give you a basic idea of how to structure your site, the concept of portals, and will showcase Liferay’s unique features that make it stand out from the rest of the portals.

You will learn how to manage users, group them into a hierarchy, and govern the access levels. You will also learn how to create sites and manage pages. It will take you through other significant features like content management, document management, and collaboration. With it you can explore some of the latest features, and learn important concepts and terminologies of Liferay 6.1, which will help you reduce your programming efforts.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Instant Liferay Portal 6 Starter

So, what is Liferay?

Installation and setup

Quick start

Top 5 features you need to know

People and places you should get to know

What You Will Learn

Set up and get familiar with Liferay's interface

Learn about user management and creation of your site

Create a hierarchy with organizations

Set up roles and permissions

Understand Liferay’s Marketplace

Explore the collaboration features along with Dynamic Data Lists and OpenSocial Gadgets

Get an overview of content management, document management, and workflow

Authors

Sandeep Nair

Sandeep has been working in Liferay for more than 4 years and has overall more than 7 years’ experience in Java and Java EE technologies. He has executed projects using Liferay in various domains such as construction, financial, and medical fields, providing solutions like collaboration, enterprise content management, and Web content Management systems.

He has created a free and open source Google Chartlet plugin for Liferay which has been downloaded and used by people across 90 countries according to sourceforge statistics. Besides development, consulting, and implementing solutions he has also been involved in giving training on Liferay in other countries. Before he jumped into Liferay he had experience in Java and Java EE platforms and worked in EJB, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, and Servicemix.He also has experience in using JitterBit, which is an ETL tool.

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